Jacks Brook Cascade is a 15-foot waterfall on Jacks Brook in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, in the Northeastern Coastal Zone region. It lies about 4 miles northwest of Heritage Village and roughly 12.4 miles west of Waterbury as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for Connecticut, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 25 feet; it ranks 38th of 53. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
The Northeastern Coastal Zone is a rolling, glaciated lowland of oak-pine forest, stony soils and dense settlement from Boston to Long Island Sound. Waterfalls are small, often on former mill streams over granite ledges.
Northwest Hills Planning Region holds 20 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Roxbury Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away. Caroline Glen Cascade, is about 3.8 miles away. East Meadow Brook Falls, is about 5.5 miles away.
Jacks Brook Cascade is located at 41.5302° N, 73.2881° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.